SALT SPRINGS, Pictou County – Edith Winnifred Burns, 91, Salt Springs, Pictou Co., passed away, Monday, September 29, 2008, in the Aberdeen Hospital, New Glasgow, surrounded by her loving family. Born in Truro, she was a daughter of the late Charles and Lydia (Grono) Sharpe, the last surviving member of her immediate family. Edith was a dedicated homemaker, well known for her baking talents, especially her “nanny rolls”. She was an active member of St. Luke’s United Church, Salt Springs, and a Life Member of St. Luke’s U.C.W. Edith was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, aunt and friend. Surviving are her husband of 57 years, Walter A.R. Burns; children: John (Shari) Burns, Millsville; Patricia (Brett) Carrigan, Salt Springs; Robert (Claudia) Burns, Iqaluit; grandchildren: Christopher (Chevon), Timothy (Victoria), Sandy (Heather), Nicholas (Sarah), John (Chrissy), Nathan (Shirley), Steven (Emily), Daniel (Angela) and Haley (Jeremy); great-grandchildren: Luc, Ashton, Brandon, Lucas, Keigan, Aidan and Mylie; numerous nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by grandson, Aaron; sisters: Margaret, Annie, Prudence, Lahlia, Ola, Verna, Lillian, Jennie and Lydia; brothers: Stanley, Lawrence and Thomas. The family will receive visitors 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Wednesday in P. & K. MacDonald Funeral Home, New Glasgow, from where funeral service will be held 1 p.m. Thursday in the chapel with Mr. Don Cameron officiating. Interment will be in Gladstone Cemetery, Four Mile Brook. Donations may be made in her memory to St. Luke’s United Church. www.pkmacdonald.ca